1:40pm Saturday 20th February 2010
By Tom Guest
FULL-TIME... Warriors' poor discipline hits them hard at The Rec as yellow cards for Chris Latham and two for Tom Wood, which resulted in his game finishing after 58 minutes, made it impossible for Worcester to stay in touch. The numerical advantages allowed Bath to play their free-flowing, off-loading rugby and they tore Worcester apart, running in six scores. Mike Ruddock will be in a miserable mood after that showing, which leaves Warriors just one point above Leeds at the foot of the table. For a full match report, reaction and pictures, see Monday's Worcester News.
78mins: Try, Bath (Fa'amatuainu).
64mins: Try, Bath (Banahan); conversion - Davis.
60mins: Try, Bath (Claassens); conversion - Davis. 58mins: Red card, Worcester (Tom Wood, elbow).
55mins: Penalty, Worcester (Walker).
53mins: Penalty, Bath (Davis).
HALF-TIME... After a bright start, Worcester Warriors have fell foul - agin - of a punishing penalty count against themselves. Tom Wood's yellow card hasn't helped matters, but Warriors' indiscipline has been the arhitect of their downfall. Willie Walker's early try and five points from the Kiwi's boot have kept Worcester in touch, but two Joe Maddock tries have helped Bath surge into the lead.
33mins: Penalty, Bath (Davis).
29mins: Try, Bath (Maddock), conversion - Davis.
27mins: Pen, Worcester (Walker).
23mins: Try, Bath (Maddock).
16mins: Try, Worcester (Walker); conversion - Walker.
HOOKER Aleki Lutui returns for today's crunch Guinness Premiership clash with Bath at The Rec (2.15pm).
With Leeds having won last night, Worcester are just one point clear of the bottom side and the pressure to pick up results has been cranked up.
For Bath, ex-England man Olly Barkley returns to the bench after a long injury lay-off.
Warriors: Latham; Pennell, Rasmussen, Tuitupou, Benjamin; Walker, Arr; A Black, Lutui, Taumoepeau, Rawlinson, Gillies, Wood, Sanderson (capt), Horstmann. Reps: Mullan, Fortey, Sourgens, Kitchener, Cracknell, Powell, Jones, Grove.
Bath: Abendanon; Maddock, Hape, Davis, Banahan; James, Claassens; Flatman, Mears, Bell, Hooper, Short, Skirving, Salvi, Watson. Reps: Dixon, Barnes, Wilson, Hobson, Faamatuainu, Baxter, Barkley, Cuthbert.
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